[Lottoguy]

Here is your info!

Some Kind of Heaven Is On Amazon Prime - YouTube

[HIgolfers]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

Here is your info!

Some Kind of Heaven Is On Amazon Prime - YouTube

It costs $6.99

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

Here is your info!

Some Kind of Heaven Is On Amazon Prime - YouTube

You don't need Amazon Prime. It is also available for rent on many of the streaming apps that rent movies.

[JohnN]

The trailer was more than enough to tell me that I'm not interested.

[RobbyHarris]

Yea, but you have to rent it. It's not part of any of those services for free. Probably can be found on USENET.

[Motomike1961]

They should have given it away for free. The movie was terrible and not an accurate representation of the people that live here in The Villages enjoying their life.

[Bay Kid]

It will be free to watch by next week.

[Lottoguy]

Nobody wants to see a movie about people enjoying their lives. Where is the drama in that? Movie making is about what the audience wants to see. Watching people playing shuffleboard and playing cards wouldn't go far.

[Silliness]

We rented it on Amazon Prime last night. I thought it kind of dragged on. The film makers kind of meandered from one story to another.

[patfla06]

Originally Posted by JohnN

The trailer was more than enough to tell me that I'm not interested.

Ditto.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Motomike1961

They should have given it away for free. The movie was terrible and not an accurate representation of the people that live here in The Villages enjoying their life.

If that's your takeaway, then you totally missed the point of the movie.

I rented it this morning. It isn't ABOUT "people that live here in The Villages enjoying their life." That's not what the movie is supposed to be about. It's not a movie about The Villages. It's a movie about a set of people living in The Villages. And I'd say it isn't even truly about people living in The Villages. You can substitute that for any close, planned community of people who are trying to spend their lives being happy.

There's a planned eco-village in Missouri where residents live free on the land, striving for zero waste (and doing a pretty good job of it), living in a semi-communal community. The press they present to the public is that of happy people living happy lives in a happy place. And for the most part, that is true. But not everyone is happy all the time. Sometimes, stuff happens that creates a rough period in your life. Meanwhile, you're still living in a place that prides itself in being a "happy place." So that makes you a square peg in a round hole. How do you manage to experience your depression, or addiction, or sadness, regret, mournfulness, anxiety - how do you manage that, when you are being surrounded by people who insist on informing you that you're happy happy happy and life is wonderful and just line-dance your way through the best years of your life?

Right now, I'm feeling pretty good about my life. I still hate Florida as a state, but I'm loving the Villages Lifestyle. What happens though, if some tragedy were to strike and I'm not feeling so good anymore? Who will say "okay you know what? I GET that you need to not put on that fake smile and pretend life is wonderful. I get that, and you can count on me to GET that, and not make you feel like you need to do that."

Or will they all just say "c'mon, let's go for a margarita, you'll feel better after a night out in the square?"

This movie is about people for whom a night out in the square, or line dancing, or watching a golf cart parade, isn't going to fix what's wrong.

That's what the movie is ABOUT.

For everyone else, they aren't experiencing anything "wrong," or what's wrong, is easily fixed by a night out or watching a parade.

But the people in the movie - need something that can't be fixed by simply living in the Villages. That doesn't mean the Villages is a bad place to live. It just means that it isn't the medicine that cures all ails, and these are examples of life in the Villages for a few people for whom the Villages is not a cure. For all of the people focused on in the movie, what needs to change is themselves. And they CAN be happy in the Villages - once they make those changes.

That's what the movie is about.

[Bilyclub]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

If that's your takeaway, then you totally missed the point of the movie.

I rented it this morning. It isn't ABOUT "people that live here in The Villages enjoying their life." That's not what the movie is supposed to be about. It's not a movie about The Villages. It's a movie about a set of people living in The Villages. And I'd say it isn't even truly about people living in The Villages. You can substitute that for any close, planned community of people who are trying to spend their lives being happy.

There's a planned eco-village in Missouri where residents live free on the land, striving for zero waste (and doing a pretty good job of it), living in a semi-communal community. The press they present to the public is that of happy people living happy lives in a happy place. And for the most part, that is true. But not everyone is happy all the time. Sometimes, stuff happens that creates a rough period in your life. Meanwhile, you're still living in a place that prides itself in being a "happy place." So that makes you a square peg in a round hole. How do you manage to experience your depression, or addiction, or sadness, regret, mournfulness, anxiety - how do you manage that, when you are being surrounded by people who insist on informing you that you're happy happy happy and life is wonderful and just line-dance your way through the best years of your life?

Right now, I'm feeling pretty good about my life. I still hate Florida as a state, but I'm loving the Villages Lifestyle. What happens though, if some tragedy were to strike and I'm not feeling so good anymore? Who will say "okay you know what? I GET that you need to not put on that fake smile and pretend life is wonderful. I get that, and you can count on me to GET that, and not make you feel like you need to do that."

Or will they all just say "c'mon, let's go for a margarita, you'll feel better after a night out in the square?"

This movie is about people for whom a night out in the square, or line dancing, or watching a golf cart parade, isn't going to fix what's wrong.

That's what the movie is ABOUT.

For everyone else, they aren't experiencing anything "wrong," or what's wrong, is easily fixed by a night out or watching a parade.

But the people in the movie - need something that can't be fixed by simply living in the Villages. That doesn't mean the Villages is a bad place to live. It just means that it isn't the medicine that cures all ails, and these are examples of life in the Villages for a few people for whom the Villages is not a cure. For all of the people focused on in the movie, what needs to change is themselves. And they CAN be happy in the Villages - once they make those changes.

That's what the movie is about.

The movie would never have been made if the location was On Top of the World, Lakewood Ranch, or Spruce Creek. They chose TV because it's the biggest and most successful. Then there also is politics involved with the NY Times kicking in cash to make it. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the characters were imported just to spice things up. just like the scripted reality shows.

[Silliness]

Originally Posted by Bilyclub

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the characters were imported just to spice things up. just like the scripted reality shows.

I agree. I think that Community Watch would have booted Dennis (the guy living in his van) pretty quickly.

[hootie1126]

It's horrible. Save your money!

[fifilebon]

I watched it the other night. I had very low expectations after watching the previews but I was pleasantly surprised. The footage of some of the quirky stuff that goes on here was great. The stories of the four people it focused on were interesting. I only sympathized with the lady married to to crazy guy; the other “stars” of the movie were entertaining but not very lovable. I realize that with clever editing and catching the right footage the film maker can tell the story any way he wants. Nevertheless, I enjoyed his version of the story. On a scale of 1-10 I would give it a 7. If I didn’t live here perhaps less.